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Galveston (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 29 18 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 29.3000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 094 47 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -94.7833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in SE Texas; named for G&00alvez, Spanish governor of Louisiana who ruled island temporarily; from 1817 to 1821 headquarters for pirate Jean Laffite; Menard laid out site in 1834; fought in the Texas war against Mexico and in Civil War. |
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Texas (state) (P) |
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Galveston (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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occupied by Karankawa Indians until French explorer La Salle arrived in 1686; Spanish governor G&00alvez controlled the area |
| city (C) |
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since 1839 |
| county seat (C) |
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| port (C) |
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for export shipping of cotton, grain & sulfur & for import shipping of sugar, tea & bananas |
| industrial center (C) |
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for oil, ship repair & nuclear-service facilities |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for food processing, fishing, wire, nails, cement, clothing & petrochemicals |
| educational center (C) |
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includes University of Texas Medical Branch, Moody College of Marine Sciences, Galveston College & Maritime Resources |
| resort center (C) |
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